Chu speaks at Google about energy grant

U.S. Energy Secretary, Steven Chu visited the Bay Area and called for a revolution in green technology. The government is willing to fund some out-of-the-box, risky approaches with the idea they could bring great rewards.

"We're really defining technology as having a human piece to it. So it's not just the smart meter because you've got to look at the data, understand it, being engaged in it, remember it, dredge up the information at the appropriate time, those are all human problems," said Stanford research co-director Prof. Byron Reeves, Ph.D.

The energy secretary says he's trying to spark a second industrial revolution, one that will create jobs and solve climate change issues at the same time.